What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Nigeria and Vietnam?

289,300 number, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Vietnam?

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Vietnam: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Nigeria

3.09 million number

in 2016

Vietnam

2.80 million number

in 2019

Nigeria rank

11th

Vietnam rank

13th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

Nigeria
Vietnam

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.09 million number against 2.80 million number in Vietnam, a difference of 289,300 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Vietnam ahead.

Nigeria ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.14 million number	2.97 million number	1.83 million number	Vietnam
2000s	1.89 million number	3.20 million number	1.31 million number	Vietnam
2010s	3.02 million number	2.57 million number	445,120 number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Nigeria or Vietnam?: Nigeria, at 3.09 million number against 2.80 million number in Vietnam as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Nigeria and Vietnam?: 289,300 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Vietnam?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Vietnam rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: Nigeria ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.